Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-11
rRIGHTrUL ACCIDENT.
An Excursion Train Goes Through q
Bridge-The Cars Take Fire. and Over
One Hundred are Killed and N Many
More Injured.

An EXcufStO0 Train aOes 0hrOU00 .
Bridge-Thc Cars Take Fire. and Over
One Hundred are Killed and n Many
More Injured.
CHICAGO, August lit is reported that an ex.
cursion train on the Toledo, Peoria and warsaw
Railroad went through a bridge at Chatsworth,
H., late last night. and that one hundred people
were killed and injured.
Dispatches from PeorfaSay that the train con-
sisted OF fifteen cars, and was route 90 Niagara
Falls relief train, with twenty-four doctors,
A dispatch from Chattsworth SAYS: The train
LEFT Bloomington last night for Niagara Falls on
the Illinois Central the Intention being 10 80 by
that road as far as Chatsworth and from thence
by way OF the Toledo. Peoria and warsaw. The
change was made at Chatsworth In Livingstone
county, and soon afterward, as the train nesred
Piper city, small town in Ford County the
bridge crossing the vermilion River gave way,
plunging the engine and several cars down
steep embankment into the stream The cars
caught fire from the lamps and fearful panic
ensued-
ONE HUNDRED KILLED OR INJURED.
On Investigation II was found that nearly ona
hundred excursionists We're killed or injured The
conductor or a Chicago and Alton passenger train,
which has Just arrived inch In Chicago from Blooming.
Chicago and Alton Railways connect, learned from
one OF the conductors OF the nrst-name road that
an accident had occurred near Piper city, small
station east OF Chattsworth. The excursion train
while the bridge near Piper city, came into col
lision with another train going in the opposite
direction. The cars OF the excursion train were
piled up upon each other In frightful Confusion,
and from the shock OF the collision the bridge gave
stream. NJ The CONDUCTOR says that the Killed 4 nun.
bered between forty and nfty, and that the In.
jured are morothan twice that number. The ac-
cident occurred some time between midnight anG
o'clock this morning.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT
Information received at the Illinois central once
I'm this city Is that the train consisted OF two en-.
been burned away about two miles east OF Chatts-
worth, presumably by prairie flre, and about
over. The agent at Chattsworth reports TO the
general manager. T. T. jeffrey, OF the Illinois Gem
lral, that
OVER ONE HUNDRED ARE KILLED,
and about a like number injured. He can give no
further particulars Two Peoria gentlemen who
had intended 10 take the fated train reached Chi.
cago this morning, having at the last moment
selected another route east They say the train
was made up at Peoria, so that probably the ma
| Immediate vicinity Twelve cars started from
Peoria, including four sleepers. Attached TO the
train was the private car OF the superintendent OF
the road, which was to be occupied by himself
and son. The departure from Peoria was at
D. m., and the intention was TO take on another
coach filled with excursionsts at Bloomington
Then the run was TO be by way OF Logansport,
Ind, and Detroit. The program seems 10 have
been carried out until the great throng OF pleasure
| seekers met such fearful check al the br1dgo
| over the Nermillion River.
| ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
| CHATswoRTH, ILL.,, August 1.-THE Niagara
Falls excursion train on the Toledo, Peoria and
| Warsaw Railway, consisting OF seventeen coaches
Il
and seepers, crowded with passengers from PEORIA
| Ill, and points along the line, was wrecked ~
miles east OF Chatsworth by running into a burn
| ing culyert. The two engines were completely
| wrecked, together with ten coaches and baggage
| cars. Engineer McClintock was Instantly killed.
TWO f1remen and another engineer escaped serious
| injury. The ten cars were piled on top OF the
two engines, being telescoped and piled across and
4 on top OF each other. IL Is miraculous how any
| escaped, as the coaches and engines do not oc-
| cupy over two car lengths OF track, and all On
top OF the road bed In one coach
| NOT A PERSON ESCAPED.
| In another only q lady. seventy dead have been
taken out up to this time, and 100 wounded are
| now In Chatsworth, in the town hall, schoohouse,
depot &C. AT Piper City there are a large number
| OF wounded-over nifty. The dead are estimated
at over 100. The cars caught fire, but it was put
out by train men and passengers. heavy rain
| set I'm two hours after the wreck before the
| wounded could be taken away, raining for two
hours The people are doing all they can for the
| wounded.
CHATswoRTH, LIS, August 11.-Among the
killed the following have been Identified: Mrs II.
Cross OF Washington, Ills. Mrs May Lass Arthur
| McCarty, James Blair, Ed McClntock, engineer
| or 13, roasted to death; Joe Hatton, baggage
| master, OF Peoria; Jesse Meek, OF Eureka; Mrs.
Dr. Drucket, OF Forest
| NAMES OF SOME OF THE VICTIMS
PEORIA Ills, August lL-Dispatches received
by the Transcript up 10 ii a. m from the scene OF
| the accident on the Toledo Peoria, and Western
| Railroad. confirms the report that fully 100 ara
| killed. Among the victims are the following: Mrs
| Zimmerman, and babe belonging TO Joe Neal, OF
| PEORIA Among the injured are j. +. Deckman, OF
Peoria, slightly; Miss Pearl Adams and Mrs. Kitty
| Welch, or Peoria, ribs broken; Robert thinner
man, OF Peoria, badly hurt; Miss May McNay, o
Peoria, badly hurt; Mrs Joseph Neal, OF Peoria
leg broken; E. A. Parker or Peoria, seriously hurt
Wallace Robinson, of Peoria, and Mrs L w. Grant
4 OF Peoria, dangerously.